Wellston, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wellston, Ohio
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Wellston, Ohio


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jackson

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area_total_km2 = 18.3
area_land_km2 = 18.0
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 7.1
area_land_sq_mi = 7.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 6078
population_density_km2 = 336.8
population_density_sq_mi = 872.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 226
elevation_ft = 741
latd = 39 |latm = 7 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 32 |longs = 3 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45692
area_code = 740
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-82712GR|2
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blank1_info = 1049301GR|3
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Wellston is a city in Jackson County, in southeastern Ohio, United States. Founded in 1873 as an iron and coal producing center, the town was named after founder Harvey Wells, a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention. The city was incorporated in 1876. The population was 6,078 as of the 2000 census. For more information on Wellston, visit this [http://www.wellstonforum.com/wellston independent website] .

Wellston is served by the Sylvester Memorial Public Library. In 2005, the library loaned more than 70,000 items to its 10,000 cardholders, and it had total holdings of over 31,000 volumes with over 90 periodical subscriptions. cite web |url=http://winslo.state.oh.us/publib/2005_stats_by_county.xls |title=2005 Ohio Public Library Statistics:Statistics by County and Town |accessdate=November 10|accessyear=2006 |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=State Library of Ohio |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate=]

Geography

Wellston is located at coor dms|39|7|11|N|82|32|3|W|city (39.119693, -82.534139)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18.3 km²), of which, 7.0 square miles (18.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.13%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,078 people, 2,359 households, and 1,644 families residing in the city. The population density was 872.4 people per square mile (336.7/km²). There were 2,615 housing units at an average density of 375.3/sq mi (144.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.08% White, 0.36% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 2,359 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,021, and the median income for a family was $34,488. Males had a median income of $28,514 versus $20,967 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,476. About 15.8% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

=External links=

[http://www.wellstonforum.com/wellston Wellston Informational Website]

[http://www.cityofwellston.org Wellston City Government Website]

[http://www.wellstonforum.com Wellston Forum]

[http://www.wcs.k12.oh.us Wellston City Schools Website]

[http://www.youseemore.com/sylvester/ Sylvester Memorial Public Library]